Closure fastener for casement windows



Jan. 12, 1932. T. JOHNSON 1,841,186

CLOSURE FASTENER FOR CASEMENT WINDOWS Filed Oct. 25, 1928 2 sneet-sheet 1 Jan. 12, 1932. JOHNSON 1,841,186

CLOSURE FASTENER FOR CASEMENT WINDOW Filed Oct. 25, 1928 2 Shgets-Sheet 2 duo: weq

Patented Jan. 12, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THEODORE JOHNSON,

CLOSURE FASTENER FOR CASEMENT WINDOWS Application filed October 25, 1928. Serial No. 315,013.

This invention relates to a closure fastener for windows and it is an object of the invention to provide a fastener of this kind embodying a structure including an elongated 5 operator operatively associated with a frame and ventilator or sash to permit desired adustment of the ventilator or sash and especially when a screening element is in applied position with respect to the frame.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fastener of this kind including an operator adapted to be disposed through a member of a screen frame when applied to the window frame, said operator having dil5 rect association with a bafiie plate slidably carried by said member of the screen frame,

thus enabling the operator to have requisite movement without impairing the efliciency of the screen. '1 The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my 1mproved closure fastener for a ventilator or sash whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein 2- Figure 1 is a fragmentary view in elevation illustrating a closure fastener constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention in applied position;

Figure 2 is a view taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrow;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrow;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view partly in elevation and partly in section of the lower member of the screen frame as herein embodied;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Figure 5.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, F denotes a casement frame with which is associated an outwardly swinging casement ventilator or sash Associated directly with the frame F and in contact therewith from within is a screen S, the lower member 1 of which being provided with an elongated cut out portion or notch 2 through which is adapted to be freely disposed an elongated operating bar or actuator 3. One end portion of the bar 3 is pivotally connected, as at 4, between the extremities of the vertically spaced arms 5 comprised in the bracket structure 6 suitably anchored to the ventilator or sash W. When the bracket structure 6 is applied the outer end portions of the arms 5 are substantially horizontally disposed in a direction at right angles to the ventilator or sash W. When the ventilator or sash W is fully closed, the arms 5 will project inwardly through the cut out portion or notch 2 in the lower member 1 of the screen S and a material distance inwardly therebeyond.

Secured to the lower member 7 of the frame F by the screws 8 or the like is a bracket B.

The frame F and sash W are of a construction and arrangement preferably in accordance with the disclosure in my applications for patents on casement windows filed February 11, 1928, Serial No. 253,744, and filed April 26, 1929, Serial No. 358,389 and for which reason it is not believed that a more detailed disclosure in connection therewith is required other than to state that the window structure is such that as a unit, including the operator or actuator for the sash and the support for the operator or actuator, may be placed within a window opening and thus distinguishing from the structures which are now largely built on the job. It is also to be stated that the frame F is a skeleton metal frame to which the out-swinging sash W is, to be pivotally connected in any desired manner and wherein the frame F serves as a stop for the ventilator or sash W. It is to be further observed that the frame F, the ventilator 0r sash W, the actuator or operator'for the sash and the support for the actuator form a standardized self-contained fabri- 'cated metal unit.

As herein disclosed, this bracket B is formed from a single piece of sheet metal and formed to provide a plate 9 of double thick.- ness having direct contact with the member 7 of the frame F and with which the holding screws 8 or the like are engaged. I The'upper marginal portion of the plate 9 is continued to provide an outstanding plate 10 also of double thickness, the lowerply of said plate 10 being extended to provide a hear-- ing plate 11 positioned at substantially the longitudinal center of the bracket B while the upper lamination of the plate 10 has its outer marginal portion defined by an upstanding plate 12 substantially at right angles to the plate 10. The upper marginal portion of the plate 12 is provided with an outwardly directed bearing plate 14 positioned above the bearing plate 11. The plate 12 has disposed lengthwise thereof a slot 15 through which the arms 5 of the bracket structure 6 are directed when the ventilator or sash W is in closed position with respect to the frame and through which the operating bar 3 is also adapted to have movement.

The arms 5 of the bracket structure 6 are of such length that when the ventilator or sash W is in fully closed position said bar may be readily swung inwardly to a position closely adjacent to the member 7 of the frame F and substantially parallel thereto.

The bearing plates 11 and 14 are provided with the vertically aligned openings 17 and 18, said openings being of different diameters with the larger opening in the present embodiment of my invention being in the upper plate 14.

Freely insertable from above through the larger opening 18 in the plate 14 is a cylindrical pivot member 19 the lower end portion of which being provided with a reduced extension 20 which is snugly disposed through the smaller opening 17 in the lower bearing plate 11. This pivot member 19, as herein disclosed, is tubular and has provided radi-,,

ally therethrough an opening 21 through which is freely and snugly directed the operating bar 3.

Threading into the pivot member 19 from above is a clamping or holding screw 22 which coacts with the portion of the bar 3 within the opening 21 to efi'ectively holdsaid bar 3 against endwise movement whereby the casement window may be readily locked from within when in fully closed or fully opened osition or any desired points therebetween. hile the bar 3 is adapted to have endwise movement through the pivot member 19 it will also be understood that in opening or closing the ventilator or sash W the member 19 will permit the bar 3 to have requisite rocking movement and which is particularly desirable in locking the ventilator or sash W in full closed position with respect to the frame The member 19 and the parts associated therewith comprise a support for the actuator or operating bar 3 and it is to be observed that such support for the actuator or operating bar 3 is mounted solely on the frame F-maintaining an assembled relation between the frame F and the actuator or operating bar 3 throughout the operation of the actuator or bar.

In referring in the appended claims to the actuator it is to be understood that this relates to the bar 3 and the essential parts associated therewith, as for instance the arm 5 and the plate 6.

While the screen S as herein disclosed may be conveniently seated against and closing on the frame F with its marginal edges within the marginal edges of the frame and adacent to the sash when closed with the actuator or operating bar being operable without opening the screen and the support for the actuator or operating bar may be conveniently used as a supporting medium for the screen, the associated features of the screen are not broadly claimed in the present application but claims pertaining to such screen association are included in my copending application Serial No. 358,389, filed April 26, 1929. Claims in the present application are directed only to the features of such association wherein the screen is provided with the notch. and the support is provided with means to assure eflective closing of said notch against the passage of insects and the like at all positions of the sash.

he inserted end portion of the screw 22 has direct contact with a shim 23 disposed through the opening 21 between the bar 3 and the inserted end portion of the screw 22. This shim 23 projects beyond opposite sides of the pivot member 19 and said extended portions are angularly disposed, as at 24, for contact with the adjacent peripheral portions of themember 19 to assure the shim 23 being maintained in desired position. It is to be understoodthat the shim 23 will be placed through the opening 21 before the bar 3 is inserted therethrough.

e outer portion 24 of the shim 23 is continued by an extension 25 terminating in a lug 26 disposed toward the bar 3 and having contact therewith. The extension 25 limits the outward movement of the bar 3 through the pivot member 19 by contact with the inner portion of the knob 27 engaged with the outer extremity of the bar 3. This extension 25 is of a length sufficient to prevent pinching or other injury to the hand or finger engaged with the knob 27 when the bar 3 is manually moved outwardly to the limits of its movement in such direction.

Slidably supported by the lower member 1 of the screen S is a baffle plate 28 of a length to be disposed over the elongated cut out site directions limited by the stop shoulders 30 provided at the extremities of the slightly extended portion 31 of the plate 28 which rides within a slot 32 in the member 1, said shoulders 30 abutting the ends of the slot 32 to effect the desired limit of movement of the plate 28. In the present embodiment of my invention the member 1 of the screen S is .of

a tubular structure with the plate 28 arranged within said member 1.

It is to be understood that the bracket B serves as a support for the applied screen S and it is to be further stated that in practice one or more brackets are adapted to be used to assure the effective maintenance of the screen S in position. These additional brackets, however, will not be provided with the operating means as hereinbefore described.

As particularly 3 and 4, it is to ventilator or sash W is in tion the arms 5 of the bracket structure will be disposed through the notch 29 in the baffle plate 29 and at which time the bar 3 will be closely adjacent to and substantally parallel with the lower member 7 of the frame F as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

While I have shown in this application an operator support serving as a mounting for the screen and have shown an operator in front of and overlapping the screen and a structure provided with a shutter actuated with the operator, 1 do not claim in this application the broad features of this structure as this forms the subject matter of a companion application, Serial No. 323,702.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a closure fastener for a window ventilator or sash constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susce tible of some change and modification wit out departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understod as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim 1. The combination with a frame, a

illustrated in Figures 2, be noted that. when the fully closed posi- 6 with the notch.

swinging closure member associated therewith, and a screen disposed over and carried by the frame and provided with an elongated notch; of an operating means. for the swingmg closure member comprising an elongate arm extending through the notch of the screen, means for pivotally connectin said arm to the closure member, a pivoted sup porting means for the arm carried by the frame and with which the arm is slidably engaged, means for holding the arm against such sliding movement, and a movable baffle plate for the notch in the member of the screen, said plate being operated by the elongated arm.

2. The combination with a frame, a swinging closure member associated therewith, and a screen disposed over the frame and providedwith an elongated notch; of an operating means for the swinging closure member comprising an elongated arm extending through thenotch in the member of the frame, means for pivotally connecting said arm to the closure member, a pivoted supporting means for the arm carried by the frame and with which the arm is slidably engaged, means for holding the arm against such sliding movement, and a baflle plate for the notch in the member of the screen, said plate being operated by the elongated arm, said baffle plate-having sliding movement in a direction lengthwise of the screen provided 2 The combination with a frame, a swinging closure member associated therewith, and a screen disposed over the frame and provided with an elongated notch; of an operating means for the swinging closure meniber comprising an elongated arm extending through the notch in the member of the frame, means for pivotally connecting said arm to the closure member, a pivoted su porting means for the arm carried by tiie frame and with which the arm is slidably engaged, means for such sliding'movement, a baflle plate for the notch in the member of the screen, said plate being operated by the elongated arm, said bafiie plate having sliding movement in a direction lengthwise of the member of the screen provided with the notch, and coacting means carried by said member and baffle plate for limiting the movement of the plate in opposite directions.

' at. The combination with a frame, a swinging closure member associated therewith, an a screen disposed over the frame and provided with an elongated notch; of an operating means for the swinging closure member comprising an elongated arm extending through the notch in the member of the frame, means for pivotally connecting said arm to the closure member, a pivoted supporting means for the arm carried by the frame and with which the arm is slidably engaged, means holding the arm against for holding the arm against such sliding movement, and a bafile plate for the notch in the member of the screen, said plate being operated by the elongated arm, said bar also having sliding movement through the battle late.

p 5. A closure fastener comprising a bracket, a, ivoted member carried thereby and provided with a radially disposed opening therethrough, a bar slidably insertable throu h the opening in the pivot member, an attac ing bracket operatively engaged with said bar, a shim within the opening between the bar and a wall of the opening, and a member working through the pivot member-and engaging the shim to hold the bar against endwise movement through the pivot member, said shim having one end portion extending beyond the pivot member to provide 'a' stop, the bar having means for contact with said stop to limit the sliding movement of the bar in one direction.

6. A window assembly comprising a frame, an out-swinging sash on the frame, an actuator for the sash operable from the room side of the frame, a support for the actuator mounted solely on the frame maintaining an assembled relation between the frame and actuator throughout the operation of the actuator, a framed soreen'closing on the frame and having an opening through which the actuator is directed to allow the actuator to operate Without opening the screen, and means within a member of the screen frame and movable with the actuator for maintaining closed the opening in the screen in all positions of the actuator.

7. A window assembly comprising a frame, an out-swinging sash on the frame, an actuator for the sash operable from the room side of the frame, a support for the actuator mounted solely on the frame maintaining an assembled relation between the frame and actuator throughout the operation of the actuator, a screen closing on the frame and having an opening through which the actuator is directed to allow the actuator to operate without opening the screen, and means carried by the screen and movable with the actuator for maintaining closed the opening in the screen in all positions of the actuator.

8. A window screen for use with an actuator attached to a window sash and operating rom the room side of an inserted screen, which actuator has at the plane of the screen lateral movement in opposite directions, said screen having a frame member provided with an opening for the passage of the actuator through said member, and means within the member movable with the actuator for maintaining said opening in the frame member closed in all positions of the actuator.

9 A window screen for use with an actuator attached to a window sash and operating from the room .side of an inserted screen, which actuator has at the plane of the screen lateral movement in opposite directions, said screen having a hollow metallic frame member provided with an opening for'the assage of the actuator through said mem er, and means within the hollow member movable with the actuator for maintaining said openings in the frame member closed in all positions of the actuator, said means contacting with and hollow member.

10. The combination with a frame, a movable ventilator, and a screen against said frame apertured for the operating mecha nism, of an operating mechanism for said ventilator comprising a support on the frame in front of and concealing the aperture in the screen and apertured for an operator, an operator extending through the aperture in the support and the screen, and means carried by the screen cooperating with the operator closing communication through the apertures and movable to accommodate the movement of the operator.

11. The combination with a frame, a movable ventilator and a framed screen against said frame apertured for the operating mechanism, of an operating mechanism for said ventilator comprising a support on the frame in front of and concealing the aperture in the screen and apertured for an operator, an operator extending through the apertures in the support and the screen, and means carried by the screen and slidably movable in the frame of the screen with the operator to accommodate the movement of the operator through the apertures and maintaining a closure against communication through the apertures.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

THEODORE JOHNSON.

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